The Buttes-Chaumont park will not be accessible immediately. - Clément Follain

Sunbathing on the Buttes-Chaumont is not for now. Anne Hidalgo asked Tuesday for the reopening of parks and gardens, but Olivier Véran immediately reiterated his refusal to consider this derogation. "Given the needs of Parisians, because Paris is a very dense city, I renew my request to open up the parks and gardens for walks with the wearing of mandatory masks," wrote the mayor of Paris on Twitter.

Taking into account the needs of Parisians, because Paris is a very dense city, I renew my request to open up the parks and gardens with a mandatory mask to the promenade, which should also be the case in all the streets of our city .

- Anne Hidalgo (@Anne_Hidalgo) May 12, 2020

"No, we will not open the parks and gardens in Paris and Ile-de-France as well as in the other regions which are classified red", replied the Minister of Health during a trip to Limeil-Brevannes (Val de Marne). "It can be extremely tempting with the sun we have today that people gather too much, crowd too much, that they do not respect groups of ten and that they cannot respect the conditions of barrier gestures ", He explained, adding" having seen the images "of Parisians gathered" on the banks of the Seine "Monday evening.

Reopened woods

The Bois de Vincennes and the Bois de Boulogne have been fully open since the start of deconfinement on Monday, but the parks and gardens of Paris remain closed for the time being. The classification of the capital in the epidemic red zone "imposes the maintenance of the closure of parks and gardens until further notice", had explained Friday the town hall in a press release.

But the first day of deconfinement showed the immediate desire of Parisians to enjoy their city again. Dozens of people gathered on Monday evening, along the banks of the Saint-Martin canal, a popular place for Parisians, to enjoy the first evening of deconfinement, ignoring social distancing, before being dislodged by the forces of order.

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